The Mexican ExperienceA Mexican food tradition since 194 has grown into nearly 1 restaurants, including almost 3 franchise locations.The El Chico story began when Adelaide Cuellar's homemade tamales drew huge crowds at a small county fair in 1926. Her sons opened a cafe in Dallas following their mothers recipes for enchiladas with chile con carne sauce.Today, El Chico is still serving top quality mexican food favorites with fresh new specialties of today.